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The best cars at the 2016 Paris Motor Show

Mondial de L’Automobile Paris, or Paris Motor Show, is one of the biggest events in the automotive calendar. WIRED's Alistair Weaver gives the lowdown on the latest models and concepts

05 Oct 2016

Ferrari debuted the new GTC4 Lusso T. It replaces the V12 in the standard Lusso with a twin-turbo V8 and ditches the all-wheel drive system, preferring to power just the rear wheels. It has 72bhp less than the V12 and will thus make do with a ‘mere’ 602bhp

There’s no price yet for the ‘entry-level’ version of Ferrari’s four-seater, but it’s likely to cost north of £200k. Although it has less power, the turbocharged V8 develops 47lb ft more torque (mid-range pull) than the V12

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Porsche is trying to use plug-in hybrid tech as an aid to performance, not just efficiency. The Panamera 4 E-hybrid employs a 134bhp electric motor and a 321bhp 2.9-litre twin-turbo V6 petrol engine to produce a combined 456bhp. It’s controlled by an eight-speed paddle-shift gearbox and Porsche claims a range of 31 miles in emissions-free electric mode

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The Porsche Panamera 4 E-hybrid is controlled by an eight-speed paddle-shift gearbox and Porsche claims a range of 31 miles in emissions-free electric mode. The official combined consumption is 113mpg, but it will be hard to get near that in the real world

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It might not look very different from the old one but a clever mix of aluminium and steel means the new Audi Q5 is up to 90kg lighter. The interior’s another Audi masterpiece and there’ll be the usual mix of go-faster S and RS models, together with a plug-in hybrid. There’s an optional ‘virtual cockpit’ that replaces the traditional dashboard with a 12.3in screen

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Land Rover’s new Discovery is effectively a more family friendly version of the Range Rover Sport. There are seven seats, five of which will fold flat at the touch of a button, and enough off-road hardware to scale the Andes

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The third row of seats on Land Rover's new Discovery can be folded or raised via the main 10-inch touchscreen or by using a smartphone app and the satnav has LR’s latest “Commute” mode, which automatically learns frequently used routes

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Ferrari won’t say how much the Aperta costs or how many will be built but they admit that they’ve all been sold to Ferrari collectors. Cleverly, Ferrari’s engineers reworked the carbon fibre chassis to ensure the roadster has the same structural rigidity as the coupe

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Ferrari debuted the roadster version of the LaFerrari hypercar in Paris. Like the coupe, Aperta combines a 6.3-litre V12 with an electric motor to produce 950bhp. Ferrari says it’s good for 0-60mph in under 3sec and a top speed of 217mph

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Officially it’s only a concept, but the X2 will go into production in 2018. Designed to sit alongside the X4 and X6 in BMW’s line-up, it fuses the styling of a hatchback, coupe and SUV. It’ll rival the Range Rover Evoque. Take away the cartoonish exhausts and wing mirrors and this is what the production car will look like

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Trezor means ‘treasure’ in French, and this Renault concept is really a showcase for the company’s design team. The whole roof structure lifts up to allow the two people to step inside and the dashboard’s made from laminated ash wood supplied by French specialist, Keim Cycles

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There’s a 350bhp electric motor from a Formula E racing car but, sadly, the Trezor will never be built. The gaps between the spokes in the alloy wheels mimic the shape of the Eiffel Tower

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The E-Class All Terrain is a jacked up version of the E-Class estate with chunky bumpers. It’s a rival to the Audi A6 Allroad and the new Volvo V90 Cross Country and caters to those who don’t want an SUV, but do want to hit kerbs with impunity. There’s an all-wheel drive system and air suspension for scaling tougher terrain. The All Terrain’s air suspension gives it an extra 35mm of clearance compared with a traditional E-Class estate

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Honda is targeting a new lap record for front-wheel drive performance cars at the legendary Nurburgring Nordschleife circuit in Germany, so no surprise that it has debuted the new Civic hatchback in Paris, together with a concept version of the go-faster Type R, complete with a vinyl matt wrap

The Honda Type R will still be front-wheel drive while most rivals have all-wheel drive, but it should have over 300bhp. The Type R will go on sale by the end of next year.

The Grand Tourer PHEV Concept hints at what future Mitsubishi’s will look like and previews the company’s next-generation plug-in hybrid technology. There are two electric motors coupled to a petrol engine and Mitsubishi says the concept is good for 75 miles on electricity alone or 750 miles in total